2025 Pub. 24 Issue 3

Congrats to New Jersey dealer Fred Beans (pictured center), a 50-year industry veteran and icon, as well as the third-ever recipient of Ford Motor Company’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Beth Beans Gilbert, VP of the Fred Beans Automotive Group, and her husband (and Group COO), Chris Gilbert, formally accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award in Las Vegas on behalf of her father. Representatives from Ford Motor Company also recently visited one of his 30 dealerships to honor Fred in person. Since 2014, New Jersey’s franchised neighborhood new car and truck dealers have raised over $3.5 million to help support the more than 6,500 children with cancer and blood disorders treated at Valerie Fund Children’s Centers. Scan the QR code to read the article on how New Jersey auto retailers united on The Road Ahead for kids of The Valerie Fund in honor of September’s Childhood Cancer Awareness month. https://ow.ly/vuzu50WTYYB DEALERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS NJ CAR President Laura Perrotta attended the Holman Lincoln Mt. Laurel Grand Opening and enjoyed meeting with Mindy Holman and many other passionate team members at the dealership. 23 NEW JERSEY auto retailer NJ CAR MAKING A DIFFERENCE

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